Shloka 28

Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

Devanagari script

यशोदा वर्ण्यमानानि पुत्रस्य चरितानि च । श‍ृण्वन्त्यश्रूण्यवास्राक्षीत् स्‍नेहस्‍नुतपयोधरा ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

yaśodā varṇyamānāni putrasya caritāni ca śṛṇvanty aśrūṇy avāsrākṣīt sneha-snuta-payodharā

Translation

Слыша рассказы о деяниях своего сына, матушка Яшода, охваченная нежностью, проливала слёзы; и от любви из её грудей потекло молоко.

Synonyms

• यशोदा: Yashodā
• यशोदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्ण्यमानानि: being described
• वर्ण्यमानानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमान-कालिक कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पुत्रस्य: of (her) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरितानि: deeds, pastimes
• चरितानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शृण्वन्ती: listening
• शृण्वन्ती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमान-कालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अश्रूणि: tears
• अश्रूणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अवास्राक्षीत्: she shed/let fall
• अवास्राक्षीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्रस्/स्रंस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नेह-स्नुत-पयोधरा: whose breasts were moistened by affection
• स्नेह-स्नुत-पयोधरा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नुत (स्नु/स्रु धातु, कृदन्त) + पयोधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Purport

From the very day that Kṛṣṇa had left for Mathurā, mother Yaśodā, though counseled and consoled by hundreds of men and women, could see nothing but the face of her son. She kept her eyes closed to everyone else and cried constantly. Thus she could not recognize Uddhava, treat him with parental affection, ask him any questions or give him any message for her son. She was simply overwhelmed with love for Kṛṣṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Mother Yaśodā’s love for Kṛṣṇa?

This verse shows the intensity of her vātsalya-bhakti: simply hearing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes makes her weep, and her motherly affection becomes so strong that milk flows from her breasts.

Why is Mother Yaśodā crying in Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 46?

Uddhava has come to Vraja and Kṛṣṇa’s deeds are being recounted; hearing about her son in separation awakens overwhelming remembrance, expressed as tears and flowing milk.

Practical application of hearing Krishna-kathā in modern life?

Regularly hearing and reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s līlā softens the heart and deepens devotion—transforming remembrance of God from an idea into lived, loving feeling.